Firstly never install the gaming evolved app, it's horrendous. Secondly I went back to the earlier 15.10 catalyst driver and honestly found better performance in games than the newer sets even the station driver set I had installed was better than crimson or anything new.

They guy at work (who sold me the cards cheap - £100 for an R9 290 - seems reasonable) mentioned he would have stuck at 15.10.

I'll try doing a drive wipe and reinsatll of that one tonight.

However, I have been playing Just Cause 3 with all the graphical goodness switched on and it plays fine.Now played Black Ops 3 with everything turned on and worked fine.Just The Fallout 4 bug, which isn't game breaking and I think there's a mod that moves the compass to the top of the screen which I heard fixes it too.

AMD's big Crimson Edition driver launched a few weeks ago with many major changes and feature additions. As is often the case with significant releases such as this, there have been problems. First there was the fan speed issue, and now reports have surfaced about an underclocking issue caused by the driver.

Asked about the issue on Twitter, AMD yesterday stated it's aware of it and investigating. The fan issue was resolved very quickly with a hotfix driver, so the same is likely here. In the meantime, if you find yourself experiencing it and/or stutter in games, AMD says you can get around it by reverting to Catalyst 15.11.1 Beta or 15.7.1 WHQL drivers.

Terry Pratchett wrote:Humans would do anything to see if it was possible. If you put a large switch in a cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.

What with Nvidia laying their cards on the table, I was wondering if the Red crowd had any clues as to when the next big thing from ATI was coming?

I'd be intrigued to compare offerings, as my new monitor has all that freesync gubbins in it. If they offer something on par with the GTX 1080, then I might as well get a card that compliments my display.

Or perhaps adaptive-sync isn't all it's cracked up to be? I don't really know. Not paying over the odds for an average monitor with some fancy chip soldered in.

AMD have shown off their first Polaris powered card, the RX480. They claim it will offer performance equivalent to the 970/980 for just $199 which if true makes it a pretty good budget card. A lot will depend on the benchmarks and how Nvidia price their 1060, which will apparently offer similar performance.

Radeon WattMan: A brand new utility for Radeon Software that allows users more complete control over their graphics processor. More information on Radeon WattMan and its supported products can be found here.

AMD Crossfire Toggle: A new option has been introduced into Radeon Settings under the "Gaming -> Global Settings" tab. This allows users to toggle AMD Crossfire support globally "on" for supported games or "off" for all gaming profiles.

HDMI® Scaling: Radeon Settings now provides the option for the user to adjust their display image scaling on HDMI® connected displays. This option is available under the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.​

Display Color Temperature: Radeon Settings now allows a user to set display color temperature based on either the displays predefined settings or manually via a slider configured to support the displays supported range. This option is available under the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.

Desktop Color: Radeon Settings has added the option to launch the operating systems color page via the new "Desktop Color" button which is available in the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.

Vulkan™ Version: Currently installed Vulkan™ version information has now been made available through the Radeon Settings "System -> Software" tab.

Fixed Issues

Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while playing Hitman™ in select gameplay missions.

Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while playing Heroes of the Storm™.

Intermittent or minor white flashing may occur on some web browsers when using Netflix™ and hovering over the UI or icons.

Minor stuttering may occur in AMD Crossfire mode configurations when playing Elite Dangerous™.

Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while using the inventory and character pages in The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt.

Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations during the battle and tutorial loading screens in Star Wars™ Battlefront.

Known Issues

A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay".

Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.

DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.

Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.

Display may exhibit a minor flicker on Radeon RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit.

Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.

Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.

Hitman™ may experience graphical corruption when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons.

Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.

Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

Overwatch™ may experience an application crash on some Radeon™ RX 480 configurations when using AMD Crossfire mode.Vulkan™ information in the Radeon Settings software information tab may display an incorrect version.Radeon WattMan may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot.Hitman™ may experience graphical corruption when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons.Total War™: Warhammer may experience minor graphical corruption in some map textures on AMD Radeon R9 380.Flickering may be observed in Rise of the Tomb Raider™ on some AMD Crossfire configurations using the DirectX®11 API.Changing settings in Dragon Age Inquisition™ with the Mantle API may result in an application crash or driver recovery.DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.Display may exhibit a minor flicker on Radeon RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit.Shadows may experience rendering issues in DOTA2™ when using the Vulkan™ API.Textures may experience holes or gaps in DOOM™ when using the OpenGL API and three display AMD Eyefinity configurations.Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.Performing a task switch with two cloned displays during full screen gaming may cause flickering on the extended display.

KNOWN ISSUES

A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay".DOTA2™ may experience an application hang when using the Vulkan™ API and changing resolution or game/quality settings.DiRT™ Rally may experience rain drop flickering in some races when using AMD Crossfire mode.Displays may fail to revert to previous configuration on exit when using a profiled application launched with Radeon Settings and "Launch with AMD Eyefinity" toggled on.Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience minor flickering in SteamVR benchmark when using AMD Crossfire mode.Corruption may be experienced in Rise of the Tomb Raider using the DirectX®12 API on some Hybrid Graphics configurations when performing a task switch.Shader Cache may remain be enabled when set to "off" in Radeon Settings on some Hybrid Graphics configurations.Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience intermittent stuttering in The Division™ when high game settings are used and vsync is enabled.Battlefield™ 4 may experience intermittent crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.Creating two or three display portrait Eyefinity groups in Radeon Settings "quick setup" and then clicking "arranging displays" may cause an error.Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.World of Tanks™ may experience stuttering after performing a task switch in AMD Crossfire mode.Rocket League™ may experience flickering when in AMD Crossfire mode.DOTA2™ may experience lower than expected performance when in AMD Crossfire mode.Ashes of the Singularity™ may experience an application crash with "crazy" in game settings and Multi-GPU enabled.

Can record/stream and take pics from the latest Drivers called AMD Crimson ReLive that was released yesterday.

New Features

Radeon ReLive: Capture, stream and share your greatest moments and gaming wins on your computer system with Radeon ReLive. Modify settings quickly, conveniently, and play seamlessly with the easily accessible in-game toolbar. Express yourself in bold new ways with custom scene layouts. Upload your latest highlights and let them be a conversation piece. It's never been easier to build and grow your online community at anytime, anywhere.

Radeon Chill: A power-saving feature that dynamically regulates frame rate based on your in-game movements. Radeon Chill can improve power efficiency and can lower temperatures for supported products and games when enabled through Radeon Settings.

Radeon Software Installer: New user interface and intuitive Radeon Software Installer that includes options for express install, custom install and clean uninstall. The new installer will also show options for the latest available driver for your system configuration during the install process.

Skype Performance Enhancements : Lower CPU usage during Skype™ calls for select AMD APU Family products.User Feedback Page: The User Feedback Page enables a direct link for end users to the Radeon Software Team and allows users to provide feedback and vote on upcoming features for Radeon Software.

Fixed Issues

Unable to launch the Problem Report Wizard from CCCSlim in Radeon Settings.

Radeon WattMan Power Limit setting may not retain after hitting apply when Auto Temperature is enabled.

DOTA™ may experience flickering in some hero and effect models when running the application in Fullscreen.

Pixel Format options may not appear in Radeon Settings on some 4K TV's with Radeon RX 480.

The Division™ may experience flicker during gameplay when using AMD Multi GPU configurations.

The Division™ may experience an application freeze or hang when running in AMD Multi GPU configurations after extended periods of play.

Game quality or performance may be degraded when launching multimedia content on a secondary display before running a game.

CIM folder retains under program files even after complete driver uninstallation.

AMD FreeSync™ technology may experience performance issues with Borderless Fullscreen application support when a secondary display is attached and has dynamic content running such as video playback in a web browser or if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background. A workaround if this issue is experienced is to minimize all other running applications that are on the primary desktop display or on non-primary extended displays.

Counter-Strike™: Global Offensive and World of Warcraft™ may experience flickering or performance issues the first time the game is launched on a system boot with AMD FreeSync™ technology enabled. Workarounds include exiting and restarting the application or task switching (alt+tab) in and out of the game to fix the issue.

AMD Multi GPU configurations may experience a system hang or reboot during install when using tiled MST 4K or 5K displays.

Titanfall™2 may experience black square corruption in game menus or during game play on some Graphics Core Next products.

FIFA 17™ may experience an application hang or black screen on launch for some select Hybrid Graphics or AMD PowerXpress mobile configurations.

Known Issues for Radeon ReLive

The XBOX™ DVR application may cause conflicts with Radeon ReLive, users are suggested to disable XBOX™ DVR if Radeon ReLive is experiencing issues.

Radeon ReLive may fail to install on AMD APU Family products or experience a system hang or failure to record when using the recording feature on AMD APU Family products.

Radeon ReLive may experience recording issues or issues toggling the Overlay/Toolbar when Frame Rate Target Control is enabled. Users are suggested to disable Frame Rate Target Control when using Radeon ReLive.

Battlefield™1 may experience UI flickering and/or performance drops when recording gameplay with Radeon ReLive on graphics products with 4GB or less of VRAM.

DOTA™2 may experience game corruption when performing a task switch while recording with Radeon ReLive in AMD Multi GPU configurations.

Radeon ReLive recordings may experience flicker when creating a single recording for many hours.

Radeon ReLive may experience minor graphical corruption for the first few recorded frames when launching UWP applications.

Radeon ReLive will not allow recording settings to change with Instant Replay enabled. A workaround is to disable Instant Replay and change settings then enable Instant Replay.

Radeon ReLive Overlay/Toolbar will not launch or Record when running League of Legends™ in Administrator Mode and Windowed Borderless Fullscreen. A work around would be to not use administrator launch privileges or to use Fullscreen mode.

Mouse cursor may stutter in recorded video when there is limited on screen activity outside of minor mouse movement.

Vulkan™ applications may experience a game hang when using Radeon ReLive to record.

Radeon ReLive will not notify an end user of low disk space during recording.

I installed them last night and tried out the ReLive streaming to Twitch and recording footage and I had next to no performance lost in wow doing stuff I usually do. But I haven't been able to record any desktop sound or my mic through it. So it still needs working